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. >> sreenivasan: the obama campaign released his 2011 tax return today. the first family paid just over 20% of their income in taxes, compared to about 15% for mitt romney. the return showed the first couple earned just shy of $790,000 last year. they paid about $162,000 in federal taxes. and they donated more than that, just over $172,000 to charity. the mayor of newark, new jersey, cory booker, was hailed as a hero today after he ran into a burning house to save a woman. booker came home last night to find his neighbor's house on fire. his security team had already rescued several people, when the mayor dashed in to find zina hodge, who was trapped upstairs. booker said today he feared for his life at one point. >> you always are praising your firefighters and now i actually know what it is like. and i have a deeper respect for them than i've ever had before. because in that moment when you hear somebody calling for help, and you are staring at a room engulfed in flames, you know, it's very, very ter fiing. again, people say bravery, i felt fear. >> sre
. >> sreenivasan: the obama campaign released his 2011 tax return today. the first family paid just over 20% of their income in taxes, compared to about 15% for mitt romney. the return showed the first couple earned just shy of $790,000 last year. they paid about $162,000 in federal taxes. and they donated more than that, just over $172,000 to charity. the mayor of newark, new jersey, cory booker, was hailed as a hero today after he ran into a burning house to save a woman. booker came...
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in recent days, president obama pushed again for tax fairness in the form of a so- called buffet rule. >> you might have heard of this but warren buffet is paying a lower tax rate than his secretary. now that's wrong. that's not fair. >> ifill: the president wanted a minimum 30% tax rate on people making more than a million dollars a year. >> i'm saying you're bringing in a million bucks or more a year. then what the rule says is you should pay the same percentage of your income in taxes as middle class families do. and if we do that, then it makes it affordable for us to be able to say for those people who make under $250,000 a year, like 98% of american families do, then your taxes don't go up. >> ifill: but the senate voting largely along party lines rejected that approach last night. republicans dismissed it today as little more than an election year gimmick. >> what we've seen happen this week with the so-called buffet rule is transparent to the american people. it pre-tends like they're not smart enough to understand exactly the gamesmanship that is going on here. and that the p
in recent days, president obama pushed again for tax fairness in the form of a so- called buffet rule. >> you might have heard of this but warren buffet is paying a lower tax rate than his secretary. now that's wrong. that's not fair. >> ifill: the president wanted a minimum 30% tax rate on people making more than a million dollars a year. >> i'm saying you're bringing in a million bucks or more a year. then what the rule says is you should pay the same percentage of your...
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obama wins. clearly he ran on raising tax or raising revenue from the top 2%. center piece. republicans are not stupid. they sort of understand that. so they went through a process the day after boehner said revenues but not rates, and some began to drift over, okay, rates, so you have had movement, until friday or yesterday, thursday, when tim geithner goes up there and delivers an ultimatum which is a chest thumping stick in the eye to the republicans. and all the migration suddenly stops and suddenly they get outraged apt are. and so they are back, they are going back to where grover norquist wants them to be because they are outraged because they feel they have been insulted is, that this is not a negotiation t a war. i think what had yesterday from the administration was a bit of negotiation incompetence because they pushed us, the psychological process the republicans were going through, which they have to go through has to be has been pushed way back. >> where do you think we are. >> i'm not quite clear as dire in my assessment as david. first of all, david is absolut
obama wins. clearly he ran on raising tax or raising revenue from the top 2%. center piece. republicans are not stupid. they sort of understand that. so they went through a process the day after boehner said revenues but not rates, and some began to drift over, okay, rates, so you have had movement, until friday or yesterday, thursday, when tim geithner goes up there and delivers an ultimatum which is a chest thumping stick in the eye to the republicans. and all the migration suddenly stops and...
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in a last bid for a deal, president obama stated his terms face-to-face to top republicans and democrats. >> congressional leaders arrive ted white house this afternoon for their first group meeting with the president since november 16th. vice president biden and treasury secretary timothy geithner also attend. but there was little to suggest the makings of an 11th hour bargain. a source familiar with the meeting told the newshour its president is sticking with his offer from last friday. it included keeping the bush era tax break force the middle class but raising tax rates on incomes over 250,000 dollars a year. president also wants to extend unemployment benefits for some 2 million americans who will lose them in the new year. and a proposal would delay any spending cuts. the president asked for an up or down vote on his plan unless there is a counter proposal that will pass both the house and senate. a little more than an hour after the meeting began, several participants were seen leaving. >> and back at the capital the senate's democratic majority leader harry reid and republican m
in a last bid for a deal, president obama stated his terms face-to-face to top republicans and democrats. >> congressional leaders arrive ted white house this afternoon for their first group meeting with the president since november 16th. vice president biden and treasury secretary timothy geithner also attend. but there was little to suggest the makings of an 11th hour bargain. a source familiar with the meeting told the newshour its president is sticking with his offer from last friday....
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is on the offensive, republicans are divided about extension of the middle class tax cuts. and what happens in the meanwhile? this issue comes front and forward, the question of life, of religious freedom, of the government overreaching and soition and cultural issues replasd who has been in the tribune of the social and cultural and religious issues, rick santorum. the ramono people are just incede blae clever because they dealt a serious blow to mitt romney by putting the turf or news -- >> they got planned parenthood involved. the court on gay marriage. a big conspiracy. >> i really do think it was quite an achievement. >> do you buy that as the reason, one of the big reasons behind santorum. >> i don't think it was the sole reason but it had to contribute it elevated the issues that energied a lot of people and the secretary thing is that maybe romney is not so great. and it's his weakness as much as rick santorum's strength that explains what happened. especially in a state lake colorado where he did have a history and did compete. and the core problem to me is not is
is on the offensive, republicans are divided about extension of the middle class tax cuts. and what happens in the meanwhile? this issue comes front and forward, the question of life, of religious freedom, of the government overreaching and soition and cultural issues replasd who has been in the tribune of the social and cultural and religious issues, rick santorum. the ramono people are just incede blae clever because they dealt a serious blow to mitt romney by putting the turf or news --...
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how much is he hurt if at all, david, by that little kerfluffle. >> nothing. >> woodruff: penalty, tax, penalty. >> ebb and flow of the campaign. the polls i don't think the polls are serious now. in october something will happen and then people will decide. but the people who will decide this election believe me are not paying any attention now. and they're the ones who tune in late and there will be a bunch of ads aimed at them and the last week or so they will make a decision. >> i think the penalty tax thing doesn't matter to a lot of people. i think romney is i danger of crossing into territory where a, he just doesn't look like he has any clear principleses on anything or he is willing to adjust them. and b, i think ot bama people really are going to play this will always cave to the republican writer. will always cave to the republican congress. and i think that is dangerous for him. not this particular thing but the way he sees this narrative. >> one good piece of news he got this week was a hundred million dollars in the month of june, david. is money going to be the decisive
how much is he hurt if at all, david, by that little kerfluffle. >> nothing. >> woodruff: penalty, tax, penalty. >> ebb and flow of the campaign. the polls i don't think the polls are serious now. in october something will happen and then people will decide. but the people who will decide this election believe me are not paying any attention now. and they're the ones who tune in late and there will be a bunch of ads aimed at them and the last week or so they will make a...
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now paul ryan, medicare, romney's taxes. as long as the focus is on romney, it creates doubts about him. as long as he's been unable to ingratiate himself with the american public and to be accepted by them, even though the president isn't doing great as susan suggests, president obama has a better chance. >> ifill: why then if today's distraction provided a... frames this question for me. we spent the last week arguing about' medicare which usually isn't the kind of thing that allows to define the other guy necessarily especially when this seems to be a stand-off over who is going to... >> it's interesting. republicans have taken this head on and tried to take the offensive in medicare which we usually think of as a democrat issue. we had to do that with the pick of paul ryan as a running mate because he has a specific plan on medicare that they felt they had to defend and explain. they did succeed in putting the white house, presidentbama, a litt on the defensive over wh the affordable care act does to medicare. to that de
now paul ryan, medicare, romney's taxes. as long as the focus is on romney, it creates doubts about him. as long as he's been unable to ingratiate himself with the american public and to be accepted by them, even though the president isn't doing great as susan suggests, president obama has a better chance. >> ifill: why then if today's distraction provided a... frames this question for me. we spent the last week arguing about' medicare which usually isn't the kind of thing that allows to...
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the president fired back that it's time to get rid of tax breaks for oil companies. and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the "newshour" online. hari? >> sreenivasan: coral sex just got a little more interesting. for science thursday, we have a story and colorful slideshow on the reproduction habits of reef- building coral. that's on our science page. paul solman reported yesterday on benefit corporations, which try to do good as well as make money. we look at some of their workplaces, green buildings. check them out on our "making sense" page. on our health page, find five more common misperceptions about cardiac problems. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> suarez: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and meli
the president fired back that it's time to get rid of tax breaks for oil companies. and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the "newshour" online. hari? >> sreenivasan: coral sex just got a little more interesting. for science thursday, we have a story and colorful slideshow on the reproduction habits of reef- building coral. that's on our science page. paul solman reported yesterday on benefit corporations, which try to do good as well as make money. we look at some of their...
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we have fiscal cliffs hanging at the end of the year, taxes expiring, triggers on spending, they should talk about substance and what they would do for the untry and solvehe country's problems. >> woodruff: linda killian author of the new book on the swing vote "the untapped power of independents." thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. >> woodruff: you can watch those "listen to me" videos on our politics page. >> ifill: now, the alarming rise in diabetes among the young. nearly one out of every four american teens either has the disease, or is at risk. those numbers are prompting a series of efforts to combat obesity. the disney company announced yesterday it will be the first major media company to ban junk food advertising to kids on tv, radio and the web. but doctors say that, when it comes to kids, the dangers of diabetes are even harder to treat than they expected. "newshour" health correspondent betty ann bowser has the story. >> reporter: 16-year-old shannon conder knows sacrifice about as well as anybody her age. >> she's pretty typical. a vary sedentary child. reall
we have fiscal cliffs hanging at the end of the year, taxes expiring, triggers on spending, they should talk about substance and what they would do for the untry and solvehe country's problems. >> woodruff: linda killian author of the new book on the swing vote "the untapped power of independents." thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. >> woodruff: you can watch those "listen to me" videos on our politics page. >> ifill: now, the alarming...
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." >> brown: then, as president obama calls for higher taxes on millionaires, we get two views on the so-called "buffett" rule, from white house advisor gene sperling and leading conservative economist douglas holtz-eakin. >> woodruff: from sacramento, spencer michels reports on community colleges, facing more and more applicants but tighter budgets. >>reporter: california's mmuny lleges seve 2.6 million students. it's the largest higher education system in the entire country. but its mission may be changing. >> woodruff: and ray suarez talks with the authors of "tinderbox," a new take on the history and spread of aids. >> the roots of colonialism, it's unlikely that the epidemic we know today would have come out in the way we've seen it. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us >> citi turns 200 this year. in that time, there have been some good days and some difficult ones. but through it all, we persevered. supporting some of the biggest ideas in mod
." >> brown: then, as president obama calls for higher taxes on millionaires, we get two views on the so-called "buffett" rule, from white house advisor gene sperling and leading conservative economist douglas holtz-eakin. >> woodruff: from sacramento, spencer michels reports on community colleges, facing more and more applicants but tighter budgets. >>reporter: california's mmuny lleges seve 2.6 million students. it's the largest higher education system in the...